arrive

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To reach a place, especially at the end of a journey.

   We finally arrived home after a long drive.

2. 2
   verb

   To happen or come, said of a time or event.

   The time has arrived for us to leave.

3. 3
   verb

   To become successful or well known.

   With his first hit film, he had finally arrived.

From Middle English arriven, ariven, from Old French ariver, from Early Medieval Latin adrīpāre (“to land, come ashore”), derived from Latin rīpa (“shore, river-bank”). Displaced native oncome, tocome. For the semantic evolution, compare Old English ġelandian, ġelendan, lendan (“to arrive at land; land”) > Middle English alenden, landen (“to arrive; arrive at shore; land”).

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